Countries according to Population {NPR}

This is a really interesting article (from the brilliant minds at NPR)  on what countries would look like, if we scaled each of them according to population....

Click on this link right here.

Philadelphia (Here We Come...)

We are taking another amazing field trip in May, but this time it is to...Philadelphia.

Of my most passionate interests, the top five absolutely includes: History, the Outdoors, and Travel.  I have written before about how much I love to combine these interests into synergistic, amazing, and meaningful experiences - and the Philadelphia trip is on point to deliver just that.
I mean, check out this itinerary:

• We tour the Gettysburg battlefield, eat Philly cheesesteaks, take a river tour, and see the Liberty Bell. 
• We will catch a Phillies game, ride bikes and subways, and see great public art at Love park.
  
• We will go into Independence Hall, run the (like Rocky Balboa) the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, and stroll down the oldest alley in America.
• We will stop for a day in Washington DC, explore the National Mall, visit the US Holocaust Museum, and get our (authentic) grub on in China Town.  

And I will get to do this with other great teachers, my wife, and 75 ecstatic teenagers - who are capable of anything.  And I have no idea what is going to happen in between the sights of Philadelphia - but I know that it will be a grand adventure.  And we will learn.  And we will grow.  And we will never forget it.